Remember the gross oil stain on the driver head restraint we pointed out in the introduction for our 2005 Volkswagen Jetta TDI? Well, removing it was my first order of business upon getting in the car, because it made me think of the Half Life headcrabs and the residue they leave behind when you bash them.
I hit the stain with some environmentally friendly upholstery cleaner, let it soak in for 10 minutes and then went at the area with a sponge and it came right out. You can see the headrest is still damp from the cleaning, but I'm confident there will be no trace of the stain once the upholstery dries...
I also took a quick drive in the Jetta last night, and as others have written, it's unexpectedly capable and entertaining around turns for a car with such soft suspension settings. When you lean on it a bit, you can feel the car rise to the challenge -- tires biting down, suspension transferring weight in progressive fashion, and the steering providing you with a good read on all of this. It's exactly the way I always wished our similarly soft Nissan Versa would behave.
Erin Riches, Senior Editor @ 53,211 miles
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